Gender and Maternal Discrimination Among Women Physicians

Gender and Maternal Discrimination Among Women Physicians

A survey of over 5000 physician mothers demonstrated a high perception of gender and maternal discrimination in the workplace. It's an issue that should concern all of us.  For the video version, click here.

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Breastfeeding Doesn't Make Your Kid Smart. You do.

Breastfeeding Doesn't Make Your Kid Smart. You do.

Breastfeeding is associated with many benefits, ranging from the economic to the developmental. But association isn't causation, and touting the myriad benefits of breastfeeding may leave some women who are unable to breastfeed feeling less-than. Now an article appearing in the journal Pediatrics demonstrates, through careful matching, that breastfeeding itself likely has no effect on infant development.  For the video version, click here. 

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